Polar Plasma Wave Instrument (PWI), Sweep Frequency Receivers A and B - 2 sec resolution fields

The PO_H1_PWI CDF files contain spectral densities of magnetic and electric field measurements from the Sweep Frequency Receiver-A and B. These files also contain correlation, electron cyclotron frequency, upper hybrid frequency and electron number density data. A full frequency sweep for the SFR takes about 33 seconds. From about 12.5 kHz to 800 kHz a full frequency spectrum can be obtained every 2.4 sec in the log mode. There are 224 SFR frequency bands, logarithmically spaced. When SFR_MODE is Linear, the 448 linear frequency bands are mapped to 224 logarithmic bands. The Polar Sweep Frequency Receiver-A (SFR-A) made use of either the Eu (130 m, spin-plane) or Ez (14 m, spin axis) two-sphere electric dipole antennas. Between March 25, 1996 and May 26, 1996, the Eu antenna was the default antenna, from May 27, 1996 through February 9, 1997 the Ez antenna was used and from February 10, 1997 until September 17, 1997 the SFR-A returned to using the Eu antenna. The SFR-A receiver spanned the frequency range from 26 Hz to 808 kHz in 5 bands: 26-200 Hz, 0.2 - 1.6 kHz, 1.7 - 12.6 kHz, 13-100 kHz, 100-808 kHz. The Polar PWI Sweep Frequency Receiver-B (SFR-B) collected data from March 1996 to September 1997. The SFR-B used the magnetic loop antenna (mounted on a 6m boom and oriented parallel to the Eu antenna). The SFR-B receiver spanned the frequency range from 26 Hz to 808 kHz in 5 bands: 26-200 Hz, 0.2 - 1.6 kHz, 1.7 - 12.6 kHz, 13-100 kHz, 100-808 kHz.

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